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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Atherton (San Mateo County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		41
60
53		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		41
60
53		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		39
56
49		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		32
49
42		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		5
8
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atherton (San Mateo County)
5 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atherton (San Mateo County)
8 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachychaeta Strobl, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atherton (San Mateo County)
6 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Atherton (San Mateo County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		4
6
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns		1
2
3		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org